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Dead at age 72
1,340 Notable deaths
Georgy Taratorkin
Soviet and russian actor.
Born January 11th, 1945 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 4th, 2017 at 72 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Jean Kalala N'Tumba
Dr congolese footballer (1949-2021).
Born January 7th, 1949 in Belgian Congo.
Died January 12th, 2021 at 72 years old [ref]
Vilém Kurz
Czech music educator and pianist.
Born December 23rd, 1872 in Havlíčkův Brod. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1945 at 72 years old in Prague. [ref]
Friedrich Spitta
German protestant theologian (1852-1924).
Born January 10th, 1852 in Wittingen.
Died June 7th, 1924 at 72 years old in Göttingen.
Hassan Bechara
Olympic wrestler (1945-2017).
Born March 17th, 1945 in Beirut.
Died July 24th, 2017 at 72 years old in Beirut.
Charles Stedman Garland
American tennis player.
Born October 29th, 1898 in Pittsburgh.
Died January 28th, 1971 at 72 years old in Baltimore.
Alfred Barton Rendle
British botanist (1865-1938).
Born January 19th, 1865 in London.
Died January 11th, 1938 at 72 years old in Leatherhead.
Justinas Lagunavičius
Basketball player.
Born September 4th, 1924 in Kaunas.
Died July 15th, 1997 at 72 years old in Kaunas.
Arne Rustadstuen
Cross-country skier.
Born December 14th, 1905 in Lillehammer.
Died April 25th, 1978 at 72 years old in Lillehammer.
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